Two English clubs through to Champions League semis

By Can Erozden</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – English clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool advanced to the UEFA Champions League semi-final stage late Wednesday.</p> <p>Tottenham lost 4-3 to Manchester City in their quarter-final match in Manchester but earned their ticket to the semi-finals on away goals.</p> <p>Man City had lost against Tottenham 1-0 in the first leg of the quarterfinals in London.</p> <p>In the second leg, home team Manchester City took an early lead when Raheem Sterling put the ball into Tottenham’s net.</p> <p>But Tottenham came back as South Korean star Son Heung-min scored two consecutive goals in the seventh and 10th minute of the game.</p> <p>Only a minute later, however, Manchester City equalized when Bernardo Silva netted for his team. In the 21st minute of the game, Sterling found the net again, which meant a 3-2 lead for Manchester City.</p> <p>In the second half, Man City's Argentine star Sergio Aguero made the score 4-2.</p> <p>However, Tottenham's Spanish striker Fernando Llorente replied in the 73rd minute, making it 4-3 and enabling Tottenham to advance to the semi-finals.</p> <p>Near the end of the game, Manchester City's Sterling scored for his team, but his goal was disallowed because he was offside.</p> <p>Sterling's equalizer was ruled out by the referee, who watched the goal position on the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system.</p> <p>As a result, Tottenham advanced to the Champions League semi-finals despite the 4-3 loss against Manchester City.</p> <p> </p> <p>- Liverpool through to semis easily</p> <p>Liverpool meanwhile booked its place in the semi-final phase as they eliminated Portugal's Porto in the last eight.</p> <p>The team toppled Porto 4-1 in Wednesday's match in Portugal as the English side won 6-1 on aggregate.</p> <p>Home team Porto's only goal was scored by Eder Militao in the 69th minute.</p> <p>Liverpool's offensive threats were on duty in Portugal as Senegalese forward Sadio Mane, Egyptian star Mohamed Salah and Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino scored against Porto.</p> <p>Liverpool's Dutch star Virgil van Dijk, playing as central defender, netted a goal for his team as well.</p> <p>Following these games held Wednesday, the quarter-final stage of the Champions League ended.</p> <p>As a result, Liverpool will meet Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in the semi-finals.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Tottenham will take on Champions League underdogs Ajax.</p> <p>The 2019 UEFA Champions League final will be held on June 1 at Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano Stadium.